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2023 World Lit Midterm Review
When a non-human thing takes on human qualities
Gilgamesh was...
2023 World Lit Midterm Review
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Gilgamesh was...
1/3 god
1/2 Sumerian
2/3 human
2/3 god
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When a non-human thing takes on human qualities
epithet
metaphor
aphorism
personification
3
In the story of Noah, we learn that the Hebrews have THIS with God...
Punishment
Covenant
Anger
Polytheism
4
Struggle in an epic
serious tone
epic conflict
divine intervention
in medias res
5
Wise saying
Simile
Metaphor
Archetype
Proverb
6
An identifying nickname
epithet
aphorism
metaphor
personification
7
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a string of words
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
parallelism
8
The sound is the word
onomatopoeia
personification
parallelism
alliteration
9
What is an archetype?
in medias res
simile or metaphor
recurring idea, person, thing
poem
10
All of the following are elements of an epic EXCEPT
Quest
Epic hero
Extended metaphor
Serious tone
11
Beginning in the middle of things
divine intervention
in medias res
serious tone
epic conflict
12
A setting that is used in many cultures' stories, symbolizing the same thing each time
Archetypal setting
Metaphorical setting
Set the table
Epic setting
13
Events as they happened in time
Flashback
Chronological Order
In medias res
Invocation of the muse
14
All are characteristics of FOLK TALES except...
a lesson
an archetypal setting
a supernatural or magical character
separation of good and evil
15
When a god / gods enter a story
in medias res
divine intervention
epic conflict
serious tone
16
A wise saying
metaphor
personification
epithet
aphorism
17
The people of Uruk had a wall in order to
have a decoration
have something to build
protect them from floods
protect them from enemies
18
Gilgamesh's quest was for...
perfection
Enkidu
wisdom
immortality
19
Gilgamesh succeeded in his quest for immortality
True
False
20
An epic hero always has...
perfection
a family
a flaw
a sidekick
21
The jinnee in "The Fisherman and the Jinnee"
separation of good and evil
a supernatural or magical character
an ordinary character
a lesson
22
Belief in only one god
divine intervention
invocation of the muse
polytheism
monotheism
23
Calling upon a god to give the story
divine intervention
polytheism
invocation of the muse
monotheism
24
The epic hero's quest usually involves a
journey
death
famine
speech
25
"Merlin, the powerful wizard" is an example of a(n)
epic hero
epithet
metaphor
simile
26
Words are repeated; some are changed; grammar is preserved
Kigo
Archetype
Parallelism
Simile
27
Duban the doctor vs. the King Yunan's vizier shows what characteristic of a folk tale?
Flat character
Frame story
Clear separation of good and evil
a lesson
28
An epic that is passed down through generations through oral tradition
Literary Epic
Allegory
Folk Epic
Sonnet
29
Which of these is NOT an archetype?
a boat on which life survives
a dove
a random meadow
a serpent
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A story within a story
Chronological order
Frame story
Folk tale
In medias res
